Scope

Question 1

Project vs. Product Scope

Answer 1

Product scope = features and functions the final product must have; measured against project requirements
Project scope = work required to deliver the final product; measured against the Project Mgmt Plan

Question 2

Value Engineering

Answer 2

optimize project life cycle; T&T of Product Analysis

Question 3

Data Gathering Techniques

Answer 3

Brainstorming, Focus Groups, Benchmarking document analysis, observation conversion

Question 4

Project Scope Statement

Answer 4

detail of project deliverables and the work required, project inclusions and exclusions, acceptance criteria, assumptions, and constraints

Question 5

Decomposition

Answer 5

Breaking project deliverables down into smaller parts where costs and durations can be estimated and managed

Question 6

WBS

Answer 6

a hierarchical decomposition of the work; lowest level is the work package

Question 7

WBS Dictionary

Answer 7

detailed description of each WBS component

Question 8

Scope Baseline Includes:

Answer 8

WBS, WBS Dictionary, Project Scope Statement, Work Packages, Planning Packages

Question 9

5.1 Plan Scope Mgmt Description, Inputs, and Outputs

Answer 9

define how scope will be defined, validated, and controlled

charter, PM plan, quality mgmt plan

Scope Mgmt plan, Requirements Mgmt plan (2 plans)

Question 10

5.2 Collect Requirements Description, Inputs, and Outputs

Answer 10

determine, document, and manage stakeholder needs and req’ts

PM plan, scope mgmt plan, req’t mgmt plan, stake engage plan, lesson learned register, stake register

requirements doc, requirements traceability matrix

Question 11

5.3 Define Scope Description, Inputs, and Outputs

Answer 11

deliverables and the work required to produce it

Charter, PM plan, scope mgmt plan, assumptions log, req’ts doc, risk register

Project scope statement

Question 12

5.4 Create WBS Description, Inputs, and Outputs

Answer 12

decomposing the project work into smaller pieces

PM plan: scope mgmt plan, proj scope statement, req’ts documentation

scope baseline: proj scope statement, WBS, WBS dictionary

Question 13

5.5 Validate Scope Description, Inputs, and Outputs

Answer 13

formalizing acceptance of the completed deliverables

PM plan, proj docs, verified deliverables, work perf data

accepted deliverables, work performance information

Question 14

5.6 Control Scope Description, Inputs, and Outputs

Answer 14

monitor project and product scope, manage changes to scope baseline

PM plan, proj docs, work perf data

Work performance information